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"Successful reexaminations should be a rare, exceptional case in a properly functioning patent system."

Unfortunately some 70% of reexaminations are confirmed to have some sort of issues. This is very shaky ground to be used to routinely afford millions/billions in damages and effectively "lock up" ideas that are obvious or unpatentable.

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